Mystus
leucophasis (Blyth, 1860) |
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| Image
contributors to this species: |
| Christian
Hauzar
(2) Julian Haffegee
(1) Allan James (2) Johnny
Jensen's Photographic Library (3)
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| ScotCat
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| Relevant
Information: |
Aquarium Care:
Will need a large tank if keeping a few as they are territorial.
Not to be trusted with smaller fish as they will undoubtedly be
eaten. Provide hiding places large enough where they can rest upside
down. May grow larger than the stated size of 30cm but this could
take a few years to fulfill. Diet: Will eat most
aquarium prepared foods such as flake, tablets, pellets, live and
frozen. Unusual to this family is the ability of this catfish to
swim upside down, which it does for 90% of the time. |
| Common
Name: |
Asian Upside Down Catfish |
| Synonyms: |
Bagrus
leucophasis, Macrones leucophasis, Mystus (Aorichthys) leucophasis |
| Family: |
Bagridaemblycipitidae |
| Distribution: |
Asia:
Irrawaddy and Sittang River
basins, Myanmar. Type
locality:
Sitang and other Burma rivers.
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| Size:
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30cm (12ins)
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| Temp: |
23-26°C
(72-79°F) |
| p.H. |
6.0-7.0. |
| Reference: |
Ferraris,
C.J. Jr., 2007. Checklist of catfishes, recent and fossil
(Osteichthyes: Siluriformes), and catalogue of siluriform primary
types. Zootaxa 1418:1-628. |
